Bole, Xinjiang

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Bole Bortala
County-level city
Name transcription(s)
• Chinese	博乐市
• Uyghur	بۆرتالا شەھىرى
• Mongolian	ᠪᠣᠷᠣᠲᠠᠯ᠎ᠠ ᠬᠣᠲᠠ
Sayram Lake
Bole Location in northern Xinjiang Show map of Dzungaria Bole Bole (Xinjiang) Show map of Xinjiang Bole Bole (China) Show map of China
Coordinates (Bole municipal government): 44°51′14″N 82°03′05″E / 44.8539°N 82.0514°E / 44.8539; 82.0514
Country	China
Autonomous region	Xinjiang
Autonomous prefecture	Bortala
Municipal seat	Nanchengqu Subdistrict
Area
• Total	7,801.68 km2 (3,012.25 sq mi)
Elevation	662 m (2,172 ft)
Population  (2020)[1]
• Total	246,706
• Density	32/km2 (82/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard[a])
Postal code	833400
Area code	909
Vehicle registration	新E
Website	www.xjbl.gov.cn

Bole (English: /ˈbɒlə/ BO-lə), also known by its Mongolian name Bortala (lit. 'brown steppe'), is a county-level city in Xinjiang, China. It is the seat of Bortala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, which borders Kazakhstan. The city covers an area of 7,517 square kilometres (2,902 sq mi) and has a total population of 270,000 as of 2015^[update]. The Northern Xinjiang Railway runs through the city, as do highways to Ürümqi.

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